Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone! This is a great rendition of The Twelve Days of Christmas. For those of you who are like me and think that The Twelve Days of Christmas is quite probably the most annoying Christmas song ever, I think you will love this version.

Christmas stockings

I finished cross-stitching our initials on our stockings last Monday, but I keep forgetting to post pictures. So here are the completed stockings.

Answers to Christmas Carol Quiz

If you haven't taken the Christmas Carol Quiz that I posted then STOP READING and scroll down to the quiz.

If you have taken the quiz, here are the answers:

1. Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
2. Silent night
3. Oh little town of Bethlehem
4. Good king Wenceslas
5. Joy to the world
6. Hark the herald angels sing
7. We three kings
8. Away in a manger
9. Angels we have heard on high
10. Oh come all ye faithful
11. Oh holy night
12. I’m dreaming of a white Christmas
13. The twelve days of Christmas
14. It came upon a midnight clear
15. Frosty the snowman
16. All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth
17. I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus
18. Walking in a winter wonderland
19. Deck the halls
20. Silver bells

I'm Elmo, who are you?

I got this email from my sister-in-law and thought it was funny. I didn't feel like forwarding it to people so I put it on my blog instead. Please leave a comment with what cartoon character you are!

Everyone has a personality of a cartoon character. Have you ever asked yourself what cartoon character do you most resemble ?

A group of investigators got together and analyzed the personalities of well known and modern cartoon characters. The information that was gathered was made into this test

Answer all the questions (only 10)with what describes you best, add up your points (which are next to the answer that you choose) and look for your results.

Do not cheat by looking at the end before you are done.

1. Which one of the following describes the perfect date?
a) Candlelight dinner (4 pts.)
b) Fun/Theme Park (2 pts.)
c) Painting in the park (5 pts)
d) Rock concert (1 pt.)
e) Going to the movies (3 pts.)
2. What is your favorite type of music?
a) Rock and Roll (2 pts.)
b) Alternative (1 pt.)
c) Soft Rock (4 pts.)
d) Country (5 pts.)
e) Pop (3 pts.)
3. What type of movies do you prefer?
a) Comedy (2 pts.)
b) Horror (1 pt.)
c) Musical (3 pts.)
d) Romance (4 pts.)
e) Documentary (5 pts.)
4. Which one of these occupations would you choose if you only could choose one of these?
a) Waiter (4 pts.)
b) Professional Sports Player (5 pts.)
c) Teacher (3 pts.)
d) Police (2 pts.)
e) Cashier (1 pt)
5. What do you do with your spare time?
a) Exercise (5 pts.)
b) Read (4 pts.)
c) Watch television (2 pts.)
d) Listen to music (1 pt.)
e) Sleep (3 pts.)
6. Which one of the following colors do you like best?
a) Yellow (1 pt.)
b) White (5 pts.)
c) Sky Blue (3 pts.)
d) Dark Blue (2 pts.)
e) Red (4 pts.)
7. What do you prefer to eat?
a) Snow (3 pts.)
b) Pizza (2 pts.)
c) Sushi (1 pt.)
d) Pasta (4 pts.)
e) Salad (5 pts.)
What is your favorite holiday?
a) Halloween (1 pt.) <>
b) Christmas (3 pts.)
c) New Year (2 pts.)
d) Valentine's Day (4 pts.)
e) Thanksgiving (5 pts.)
9. If you could go to one of these plac es which one would it be?
a) Paris (4 pts)
b) Spain (5 pts)
c) Las Vegas (1 pt)
d) Hawaii (4 pts)
e) Hollywood (3 pts)
10. With which of the following would you prefer to spend time with?
a) Someone Smart (5 pts.)
b) Someone attractive (2 pts.)
c) Someone who likes to Party (1 pt.)
d) Someone who always has fun (3 pts.)
e) Someone very sentimental (4 pts.)
Now add up your points and find out the answer you have been waiting for!
Put your character in the subject line and forward to your friends.
It is very interesting to see "who" your friends are!

(10-16 points) You are Garfield :

You are very comfortable, easy going, and you definitely know how to have fun but sometimes you take it to an extreme. You always know what you are doing and you are always in control of your life. Others may not see things as you do, but that doesn't mean that you always have to do what is right. Try to remember, your happy spirit may hurt you or others.

(17-23 points) You are Snoopy:
You are fun, you are very cool and popular. You always know what's in and you are never are out of style You are good at knowing how to satisfy everyone else. You have probably disapp eared for a few days more than once but you always come home with the family values that you learned Being married and having children are important to you, but only after you have had your share of fun times

(24-28 points) You are Elmo:
You have lots of friends and you are also popular, always willing to give advice and help out a person in need. You are very optimistic and you always see the bright side of things. Some good advice: try not to be too much of a dreamer. Dreaming too big could cause many conflicts in your life.

(29-35 points) You are Sponge Bob Square Pants:
You are the classic person that everyone loves. You are the best friend that anyone could ever have and never wants to lose. You never cause harm to anyone and they would never not understand your feelings. Life i s a journey, it's funny and calm for the most part. Stay away from traitors and jealous people, and you will be stress free.
(36-43 points) You are Charlie Brown:
You are tender, you fall in love quickly but you are also very serious about all relati onships. You are a family person. You call your Mom every Sunday. You have many friends and may occasionally forget a few Birthdays. Don't let your passion confuse you with reality.
(44-50 points) You are Dexter:
You are smart and de finitely a thinker... Every situation is fronted with a plan. You have a brilliant mind. You demonstrate very strong family principles. You maintain a stable routine but never ignore a bad situation when it comes. Try to do less over thinking every once in a while to spic e things up a bit with spontaneity!

Another Christmas quiz

I found this quiz while looking online for my other one. I scored 23/25, not bad if I do say so myself.

Christmas Carol Quiz

Here's a fun Christmas carol quiz that we did at my tag party. So if you were at the party, you've already done it.

The following words are alternate titles for several well-known Christmas songs. Fill in the proper title in the space provided. 100% correct insures you of a full Christmas stocking!

1. Quadruped with Crimson Proboscis
2. Eight P.M. to Six A.M. without Noise
3. Minuscule Hamlet in the Near East
4. Ancient Benevolent Despot
5. Exuberance Directed to the Planet
6. Listen, Aerial Spirits Announcing
7. Trio of Monarchs
8. Yonder in the Hay Rack
9. Cherubim Audited from Aloft
10. Assemble, Everyone Who Believes
11. Hollowed Post Meridian
12. Fantasia of a Colorless December 25
13. A Dozen Twenty-four Hour Yule Periods
14. Befell During the Transparent Bewitching Hour
15. Homo Sapien of Crystallized Vapor
16. Desire a Pair of Incisors on December 25
17. I Spied My Maternal Parent Osculating
18. Perambulating Through A December Solstice Fantasy
19. Adorn the vestibule
20. Tin tintinnabulums

Hmmmm... I couldn't find the original quiz online again to link to the answers. Just other versions. So I will post the answers later.

Tag Party

Here are the tags from last night's tag party. Mine is second from the right on the bottom row. The tags all turned out really cute and the party was a lot of fun. Although I still haven't cleaned up from it yet...

Busy weekend

We had a fun and busy weekend. It started off on Friday night with dinner at the home of a friend of Eric's from work. We ate great food and had a lot of fun.

Saturday morning Eric had to work for 4 hours and then we were off to the ward Christmas party. At the party I was busy helping kids with crafts and Eric was busy watching Kaylin crawl around and helping his boys with their skits.

We left the party early to drive to Kent to drop Kaylin off at Eric's brother's house. It was snowing. It snowed the whole way there. Our usual one hour trip took an hour and 40 minutes. Luckily we had given ourselves some extra time.

Then it was off to meet other Bothell High math teachers in Tacoma for the pre-game dinner. The area around the Tacoma Dome was packed with reservations, so we ended up reserving some tables at a pub. We figured it would be good because you have to be 21 to get in, so there wouldn't be as many high school kids and families there. Plus, we could actually get a reservation for 18. It was FABULOUS. It wasn't full at all and the food was great. It was so fast that we made it to the Tacoma Dome (after a few wrong turns) and to our seats an hour and a half before kick-off. The stadium was packed with Bothell fans. Turns out I-90 was closed for part of the day so the Lewis and Clark fans from Spokane had a rough trip over. A rooter bus, the band, and the cheerleaders made it during the first quarter. The game was a lot of fun, but unfortunately we lost. So Bothell is 2nd in state for the 2nd year in a row. I'm bitter about that so that's all I will say :-).

We spent the night at Chris and Char's. We decided that it would be easier to sleep down there than to wake Kaylin up to take her home and then drive back to Seattle in the morning. Sunday morning was the annual Wells Fargo Financial Christmas brunch at Salty's on Alki. The food was amazing as usual. I was a little disappointed because they normally serve this really good pasta but they didn't this time. But I was happy with my salmon, potatoes, eggs, eggs benedict, bacon, sausage, fruit, muffin, and apple tart. That sure sounds like a lot of food when you list it out like that. Santa popped in for a visit and Kaylin freaked out. She didn't like Santa at all. As soon as Eric sat her down on his lap, Kaylin looked up and started to scream. I got a couple of cute crying pictures, but not the smiling one I was hoping for.


Then we drove home, in the rain, exhausted. It's seriously been raining or snowing for like 3 days. That's a Seattle winter for you, I guess.